Xpath condition - Groups

[max_rosn]

Hi experts,

I need to make several Xpath expressions in order to determine receiver. The expressions works fine, except when I try to group them like this.

Group A and Group B needs to be true in order to route the message.

Group A:

(Xpath./p1:test/variable = "1")  OR

(Xpath./p1:test/variable = "2")  OR

(Xpath./p1:test/variable = "3")

Group B:

(Xpath./p1:test/variable2 = "1") OR

(Xpath./p1:test/variable2 = "2") OR

(Xpath./p1:test/variable2 = "3")

Combined:

((Xpath./p1:test/variable = "1")  OR

(Xpath./p1:test/variable = "2")  OR

(Xpath./p1:test/variable = "3"))  AND

((Xpath./p1:test/variable2 = "1") OR

(Xpath./p1:test/variable2 = "2") OR

(Xpath./p1:test/variable2 = "3"))

The combined expressions does not work. If variable = 1 and variable2 = 99 it still routes to the receiver.

Any ideas?

Br

[Eduardo_Rubia · Accepted solution]

Hi, Max,

I believe the "OR" operation does not work quite well when split as this. I did suffer with a similar scenario some time ago.

What worked for me was to group the "OR" operations in separate XPath clauses into a single expression bound by an outlining "AND" argument, such as:

Group A:

(/p1:test[(p1:variable = "1"  OR p1:variable = "2"  OR p1:variable = "3")]

"AND"

Group B:

(/p1:test[(p1:variable2 = "1"  OR p1:variable2 = "2"  OR p1:variable2 = "3")]

Do not forget to use "EX" operation and leave the right operand empty in each line.

Regards,

Eduardo

[max_rosn]

Thanks for your replies! It is now working. Actually it was a combination of the grouping like Eduardos suggestion, but also lower case operators were needed.

[iaki_vila]

Hi Max,

Have you entered a space between each operator and each operand, manly in the AND that is the only change with the parenthesis?

You can try something more, in below versions there was a restrictions like the operator should be in lowercase, i think it is not your case for your syntaxes, but you can try.

Check also Shabarish blog

Regards.